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Greece Eurozone Exit: Countries Preparing For Scenario
quoteBRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Each euro zone country will have to prepare a contingency plan for the eventuality of Greece leaving the single currency, euro zone sources said on Wednesday.
Officials reached the consensus on Monday afternoon during an hour-long teleconference of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG). As well as confirmation from three euro zone officials, Reuters has seen a memo drawn up by one member state detailing some of the elements that euro zone countries should consider. The EWG consists of officials who prepare meetings of finance ministers and also form the board of the temporary bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). It consists mostly of deputy finance ministers and senior treasury officials. "The EWG agreed that each euro zone country should prepare a contingency plan, individually, for the potential consequences of a Greek exit from the euro," said one euro zone official familiar with what was discussed on the call. "Nothing was prepared so far on the euro zone level for now, for fear of leaks," the official said. A second official confirmed the EWG agreement. The situation in Greece, which faces elections on June 17, seems certain to be discussed at an EU summit later on Wednesday. The Greek finance ministry denied in a statement that there was agreement to prepare contingency plans. "The Ministry of Finance categorically denies the reports stating that during the teleconference of the Euro Working Group on May 21st 2012, it was agreed that each eurozone country should prepare contingency plans for the potential consequences of a departure of the Hellenic Republic from the single currency area," the statement said. But Belgian Finance Minister Steven Vanackere, asked by reporters ahead of the EU summit, said: "All the contingency plans (for Greece) come back to the same thing: to be responsible as a government is to foresee even what you hope to avoid." "We must insist on efforts to avoid an exit scenario but that doesn't mean we are not preparing for eventualities. I believe many countries have their contingency plans for the things they want to avoid at all cost, like terrorist attacks, and to say that we don't have a contingency plan would be irresponsible," Vanackere said. The Greek election, the second in two months, is widely seen as a referendum on whether the debt-laden country should stay in the euro zone and undertake painful reforms and austerity, or leave and try its luck with its own currency. Polls suggest the vote could go either way. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84M0P420120523 |
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Greek Election Results: New Democracy Wins
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"The pro-bailout New Democracy party came in first Sunday in Greece's national election and could gather enough support to form a pro-bailout coalition to keep the country in the eurozone. As central banks stood ready to intervene in case of financial turmoil, Greece held its second national election in just six weeks to try to select a new government after an inconclusive ballot on May 6. Sunday's vote was seen as crucial for Europe and the world, since it could determine whether Greece is forced to leave the joint euro currency, a move that could have potentially catastrophic consequences for other ailing European nations and the global economy. Although official projections late Sunday showed that no party will win enough seats in the 300-member parliament to form a government on its own, Greece's two traditional parties – the conservative New Democracy and the socialist PASOK – would have enough seats to form a coalition together. They have both expressed a willingness to work with other European nations to stay in the 17-nation eurozone. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras says his top priority is to stay in the euro but has promised to renegotiate some terms of the bailout." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1603971.html |
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Another rigged election, my bet is the Greeks will be out demonstrating early this week........
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Golden Dawn, Greek Far Right Party, Returns To Parliament
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Cyprus prepares for up to 200,000 Syrian refugees
Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:32 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Emergency plan for influx of up to 200,000 refugees * Lebanese refugees fled to island during 2006 conflict * Cyprus holds EU presidency for next six months By Luke Baker NICOSIA, July 10 (Reuters) - Cyprus has drawn up plans to take in up to 200,000 refugees from the fighting in Syria, where the crackdown by government troops against opposition forces has intensified in recent weeks. While the figures are a worst-case scenario, the number is equivalent to a quarter of the population of the Republic of Cyprus, a huge burden at a time of economic upheaval. If such a crisis does erupt, officials are hoping the European Union will step in to help. "We do not know what will happen in Syria, but in our planning we have estimated up to 200,000 refugees could arrive," Cyprus's deputy Europe minister, Andreas Mavroyiannis, a former ambassador to the EU and the United Nations, told reporters. "It will be a very big strain on us if it happens, so we will need help for sure," he said during briefings in Nicosia. In 2006, during a month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, about 90,000 people fled to Cyprus by boat and on evacuation flights. Britain and the United States helped out, as many of those fleeing were foreign nationals. At the time, Cyprus's economy was riding high. But now, three years into a European debt crisis, Cypriot banks have had to write off up to 80 percent of their large holdings of Greek bonds, the economy is in recession, property prices have fallen sharply and at least two banks are in need of immediate recapitalisation. Russia, a long-time ally of Cyprus, whose communist president was educated in Moscow, has already lent the government 2.5 billion euros to bridge this year's budget shortfall and may lend more money soon. Some officials estimate Cyprus needs up to 10 billion euros to safeguard its economy, and it has made a request to the European Union and the International Monetary Fund for a bailout loan, which was being discussed by euro zone finance ministers in Brussels on Monday. The European Union is reluctant to lend money to Cyprus if it is also taking money from Moscow. But if the EU imposes overly strict conditions on Cyprus, including inspection of a banking system that is a major conduit for Russian investment flows, then Nicosia may decide that it is better off taking more assistance from Moscow, or perhaps China. At the same time the EU is especially keen to maintain Cyprus's stability at a time when it is responsible for running the EU agenda for the next six months as the rotating president. (Writing by Luke Baker; Editing by Rex Merrifield)
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Bill Clinton Heads to Greece
Bill Clinton Heads to Greece this Weekend to Promote “The Hellenic Initiative”
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Voula Papachristou Expelled From Olympics: Greece Boots Track Star Over " Racist Twitter Message "
What the hell was so 'racist" about this comment??????quoteThe website Keep Talking Greece translated the offensive tweet by Papachristou (@papaxristoutj):
“With so many Africans in Greece… At least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat home made food!!!” READ COMPLETE APOLOGYI would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless joke I published on my personal Twitter account. I am very sorry and ashamed for the negative responses I triggered, since I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights. My dream is connected to the Olympic Games and I could not possibly participate if I did not respect their values. Therefore, I could never believe in discrimination between human beings and races. I would like to apologize to all my friends and fellow athletes, who I may have insulted or shamed, the National Team, as well as the people and companies who support my athletic career. Finally, I would like to apologize to my coach and my family. MORE FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: ATHENS, Greece — Greece has removed triple jumper Voula Papachristou from the country's team at the London Olympics over her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party. The Hellenic Olympic Committee says in a statement Wednesday that Papachristou is "placed outside the Olympic team for statements contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement." Papachristou is in Athens. The committee says she was to travel to London shortly before the track events start. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...6pLid%3D183939 |
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Greece to prosecute anti-Merkel protesters Source: Tanjug ATHENS -- The Greek Public Prosecution on Wednesday issued indictments against 24 demonstrators, accusing them of committing a series of criminal and misdemeanor acts. They protested on Tuesday in Athens against the visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The ANA news agency is reporting that the charges against the 24 include attempts to inflict serious bodily harm on police officers, disturbance of peace by means of wearing masks, resisting arrest, attempts to free prisoners, illegal carrying of weapons, and engaging in "unprovoked insults". The group has been detained and will be brought before a misdemeanor judge. Some 30,000 people gathered to protest in Athens on Tuesday, while a smaller demonstration was also held in Thessaloniki. They defied the authorities' ban on public gatherings and assembled in front of the parliament building in the Greek capital ahead of Merkel's arrival. Greeks blame Germany, the EU's strongest economy, for being behind the strict austerity measures imposed on Greece in exchange for international assistance that the country requires as it struggles with the economic crisis.
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Greece plans shelter for 20,000 Syrians according to SkyNews
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Plans are under way to provide shelter on two Greek islands for 20,000 Syrian refugees, Greece's public order ministry says, while other officials said EU-level talks on the issue are ongoing. The Conservative-led government of Antonis Samaras, 'foresees, if necessary, providing hospitality to 20,000 refugees from Syria who will be accommodated in special facilities on the island of Crete and Rhodes,' the ministry said in a written answer to a request by AFP. The move would fulfill Athens' human rights obligations under the United Nations charter, it added. The operation is code-named 'Ioni' after the first ancient Greek colony established in Syria, the ministry said. No further information was given on whether the refugees will be lodged in hotels or other purpose-built facilities. The Greek foreign ministry later noted that the issue was still under EU discussion and that Athens was currently focused on 'supporting' countries adjacent to Syria in handling the refugee influx. 'We are discussing at European level the means and funds that we can dedicate' to the enterprise, foreign ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said. 'There is also a discussion on each member-state's welcoming capacity but we are not at that stage yet,' Delavekouras told a scheduled news briefing. More than 32,000 people are believed to have died in Syria since the start of the uprising in March 2011 against President Bashar al-Assad. Assad's regime has insisted the insurgents must stop the violence first as it turned down a call for restraint issued by the UN secretary-general. Thousands of refugees from Syria are now in Turkey and Jordan. Athens has traditionally maintained close relations with the Arab world and recently helped treat more than 2000 wounded from the uprising in Libya. Authorities are now worried that the conflict in Syria will increase migration and refugee pressure on Greek borders at a time when the country's crisis-stricken services are struggling to handle hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants already present in the country. A plan to turn disused barracks around the country into holding centres for migrants is already under way. http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories...aspx?id=804863 |
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Samaras tries to blame the woes of Greece on "extremism and populism"
Recession-hit Greece needs hope to fight 'extremism': Antonis Samaras
ATHENS: Recession-hit Greece needs hope -- and a shot of EU-IMF loans -- to fight "extremism and populism" that threaten the fabric of its society, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Monday. "No economic development plan can succeed if society collapses," Samaras told an economic conference organised by the International Herald Tribune. "The only thing that retains cohesion is hope ... we need hope to eliminate dangers that are many and that you see every day around us ... (the dangers of) populism and extremism," the PM said. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...w/16829752.cms
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Bleeding heart story: sand nigglet brought to Cyprus
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Here is a Greek nationalist site out of Cyprus
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"Greece At The Brink of Civil War "
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Bomb blast at Greece shopping mall raises fears of extremism
The attack on a state bank branch injures two guards. Experts say it bears the hallmarks of a new generation of revolution-minded anarchists, nihilists and middle-class troublemakers. A police officer stands guard and an ambulance waits outside a shopping center in an Athens suburb after a remote-controlled bomb exploded there. (Simela Pantzartzi / European Pressphoto Agency / January 20, 2013) By Anthee Carassava, Los Angeles Times January 20, 2013, 7:44 p.m. ATHENS — Two security guards were injured in a bomb blast at a shopping center a few miles north of the Greek capital Sunday, stoking new fears of escalating violence and extremism in the economically stumbling nation. The attack on a state bank branch in a massive shopping mall came less than a week after masked men opened fire with an AK-47 and a revolver on the headquarters of the governing New Democracy party, targeting the office of its leader, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. No group has claimed responsibility for either attack, and authorities have refrained from linking them. On Friday, an anonymous caller claiming ties with Greek terrorist groups warned of "escalated attacks in the coming weeks," including "political assassinations." The self-proclaimed terrorist, who spoke English, refused to divulge further details. Two days later and in similar warning calls, two media groups were advised of a fresh attack 40 minutes before the remote-controlled bomb exploded at the Mall shopping center in the Maroussi suburb. Police managed to evacuate about 200 people, but two private security guards suffered limb and back injuries from shards of glass and bomb debris. The guards were treated at a hospital and released. Crime experts appeared increasingly certain that the latest attack, part of a two-week surge in politically tinged violence, bore the hallmarks of a new generation of revolution-minded anarchists, nihilists and middle-class troublemakers. "That they chose to target a bank [on Sunday] or a political party a week prior, is neither new or surprising given their long-standing anti-capitalist views," said Mary Bossi, a leading Greek terrorism expert and professor at Pireaus University. "But that they escalated their mode of action, striking at the very heart of a public area, is extremely worrying." "It's a clear attack on society, the average citizen whom they see as having resigned to than having revolted against austerity and those enforcing it." Homegrown terrorism waned in Greece after authorities busted November 17, the country's deadliest and most elusive terror organization, before the 2004 Athens Olympics. But numerous copycat groups and spinoffs have periodically burst into the limelight, waging mainly low-grade attacks and issuing complaints against globalization, poverty and capitalism. The onset of Greece's financial crisis in late 2009, together with swelling resentment against the country's political elite, upper class and biting fiscal policies, has offered extremists fresh cause. At this point, the sparks of their militancy have not started a fire. "Three years into the crisis and these groups have found no appeal, sympathy or tolerance within Greek public opinion," said Giannis Panoussis, professor of criminology at Athens University. "Whatever political support they enjoyed from radical left parties has also vanished. Even the squats they once freely occupied are being taken over by rolling police raids." "They realize that they have been left high and dry. That's making them mad ... so much more dangerous — even lethal." The threat has put Greece's counter-terrorism unit on high alert, according to intelligence officials. Surveillance of potential terrorism suspects has increased. Since coming to power in June, Greece's conservative-led coalition has vowed zero tolerance of "lawless behavior," a move that extremists from the far left — and right — have vowed to face down. On Sunday within hours of the shopping mall blast, Prime Minister Samaras called key national advisors for a fresh round of security talks, appealing also to the voters and political parties to shield democracy. "This wasn't just an attack against a building," a government announcement said. "It was a blow to democracy, normality and attempts to restore economic growth." With the government trying to attract foreign capital to boost growth and jump-start the country's ailing economy, officials fear that renewed violence could sap investor interest and damage one of Greece's last moneymaking industries: tourism. Carassava is a special correspondent. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...,6314563.story
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The Supreme Court cancels the law on the acquisition of Greek citizenship
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New Bomb Attack on GD Offices
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Greek Youth Unemployment Rises To More Than 60 Percent
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Greek government unveils plans to toughen anti-racism laws, outlaw Holocaust denial
ATHENS, Greece - The Greek government has unveiled plans to toughen laws against racism and prohibit "malevolent" denial of the Holocaust, amid an increase in racist violence. The draft legislation presented by the Justice Ministry on Friday provides for maximum three-year prison terms, and fines up to 20,000 euros ($27,000), for people found guilty of inciting racist crimes. Similar penalties would apply to those convicted of denying the significance of genocides, crimes against humanity and war crimes — in a way that could incite violence, hatred, or either threaten or insult ethnic, racial or religious groups. The draft legislation will be forwarded to Parliament for debate. Greece has seen a rise in violence targeting Asian and African immigrants since its financial crisis erupted in 2009. http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/wo...480/story.html |
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